Jerome Niddam has been appointed CEO of Societe Generale Asia Pacific, effective 1 September.
SocGen’s global banking business and investor solutions business reported €2.6 billion in revenues for Q2, up 0.7% year-on-year (YoY). On a half-year basis, revenues were up 5.4% YoY to €5.5 billion.
Based in Hong Kong, Nidamm reports to Anne-Christine Champion and Alexandre Fleury, co-head of banking and investor solutions.
The duo stated, “The APAC region plays a key role in Societe Generale group’s growth strategy. Jerome [will] execute our ambitious roadmap and accelerate the development of our franchise.”
Niddam has been with Soc Gen since 2004, serving as head of capital markets for APAC since 2018. He will continue to oversee activities in the region until a replacement is found.
Prior to this, Niddam was head of financial engineering for equity derivatives in Japan and a financial engineer for equity derivatives in New York.